Description: New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Ronald S. Riley, Jr., age 28, of Slidell, Louisiana, was involved in stealing mail from postal receptacles located in the Greater New Orleans area. Items stolen from the mail included monetary instruments and banking information that RILEY used to create fraudulent checks. These fraudulent checks were then used to defraud several federally insured financial institutions. RILEY also stole and used the identity of other persons to execute the scheme to defraud. Additionally, RILEY admitted to bank fraud of $250,000.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Postal Inspection Service, the United States Secret Service, the Louisiana State Police, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the St. Tammany Parish District Attorney’s Office, in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit and Richard R. Pickens, II of the Financial Crimes Unit, are in charge of the prosecution.

18:371 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD

18:1028A(a)(1) AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT
(2)

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 54 months on Count 1, and 24 months on County 2, to be served consecutively.

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